{"id":55821,"date":"2023-12-15T19:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=55821"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"eu-stops-33-illegal-migrants-at-belarus-border-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/55821\/","title":{"rendered":"EU stops 33 illegal migrants at Belarus border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 15, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The European Union (EU) has not allowed at least 33 migrants to enter illegally from Belarus over the past day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service did not record border violations but said their Latvian colleagues thwarted 12 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Polish Border Guard said 21 foreigners tried to illegally enter from Belarus. It detained two Iranians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of 2023, the EU has recorded at least 41,674 attempts by illegal migrants to enter its territory from Belarus, with 25,276 attempts via Poland, 13,838 via Latvia and 2,560 via Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of daily stats indicated fluctuated but steady tension at the Belarusian-EU border throughout the year. Illegal border crossings peaked at 5,474 in October, exceeding the previous record high of 5,054 in July. In December, illegal migrants attempted to cross the Belarusian-EU border as many as 322 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The migration crisis at the Belarusian-EU border started in spring 2021 after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, angered by EU sanctions, had indicated that Minsk would not prevent migrants from Africa and Asia from using Belarus as a route to the EU. 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